Can You Guess

Where I am???

I will give you a hint....or two

lots of children and cameras....

there is a distinct Aussie accent in the air...

i promise to share more soon:)

Piper Fix

Not a ton of time to post pictures.

Having fun with family and friends:)

ANd trying to get kiddos in bed before 11..yikes!

Vacation

is more work than being at home!!

This is Now

Today.

June. 2010.

what started out to be couple of quik individual shots

turned into a jump on one another photo-fest!

what I love about these photos is that they show sooooo

much of who they are right now.

The arms around Pipe's belly; someone is always trying to

hold/carry her.

Pipe being kinda serious lately; teething, making faces.

Buds is goofy and pesty and wiggley and GOOFY.

Keeg oscillates between big sis and clinging to being small.

Bai wanting all the attention, has to wear sparkl-ey shoes,

and glitter-y make-up; loves boys & i am scared for her teens.

Brady's numerous bruises and marks from goofing around.

Keegs loose teeth; someone pinching Pipe's cheeks;

Chaos. Movement. Everyone talking...LOUDly from the pool water

permanently in their ears;

Silliness. Pushing Limits. Wanting to be much bigger than

their little bodies and minds.

Living in swimsuits.

painted fingernails and toenails...even Buds;

Noise.

Absolute deafening noise of any kind...

Expressing silliness or irritation or just their presence.

Minimal compromise. Maximal sib rivalry;

YET Love.

in quiet but pure forms.

puff of air kisses from Pipe;

a look, an I Luv U drawing,

a beaming smile;

a hug, a wave, a middle of the night snuggle.

These 4 kiddos are pure heaven and spice

all at once:)

Too Cool

Uncle Jonny got to hang with this little guy for a bit.

This photo was taken RIGHT after the group shot of

all the cousins....

note Ri-man is much happier with his uncle than the gang!

2 more

shots from a recent session on the beach.....

xo

School Celebration

I really Love the School my children attend.

They do a great job on many levels but I think the

way they celebrate a child's birthday is kinda cool.

First, they welcome the siblings to take part.

then they give the child the earth and have him/her

walk around the sun (4 times since Bai turned 4)

The sun is represented by a candle and the months of the year

surround it as she walks.

They also have a fake cake and they light candles & sing.

Bai tried to blow them out 3 or 4 times so the teacher

asked if her siblings wanted to help her:)

The birthday child also gets to choose a friend to sit

with them and kids seriously campaign for this;

birthday friends start thinking about this months before....

see the second part of this post to see who Bai choose!!

Part 2

This part cracks me up.

Bai gets to pick a special friend to sit at the table with her.

NOTE all the kiddos seem excited about this EXCEPT

the guy barely raising his hand (highlighted in orange)

That would be the boy Keegan has a crush on...

that Bai tried to smootch on the playground...

Ummm this stuff is NOT supposed to happen yet!

So. Bai is being all goofy enjoying her snack.

Daddy took time off from work to attend this special

birthday celebration.

AND

Bailey chose this guy: aka boy barely raising his hand

Keegan talked Bailey into picking her crush...

so Keegan could sit next to him. What a sis:)

More Bottoms

Check out these A.dorable shots I got for

this little guys one year session.

Love this ones expression as he is crawling away

from the camera...but I was quick!

xo

Splash!!!

Someone wanted a bath....sooo we

opted for a little baby pool time!!

Loved this moment as it was happening:)

Operation Baby pool was a success!!

xo

Ummm...not quite.

My sis and I made these Adorable easter dresses for

our kiddos. WE were sooo stinkin proud that we actually

ended up with dresses resembling the original pattern

AND we enjoyed the process

(for the most part...lots of M&Ms helped:)

So.

We needed the much sought after photo of our clan

all matchey-matchey in their outfits..

So it started off OK....3 eager participants (i do not recall

the EXACT sugar treat used as bribery but I imagine it

was a good one)

Arms outstretched to be surrounded by the little ones.

THEN SO MANY THINGS went terribly wrong in such a short

period of time is became comical...

Bai realized that she didn't get to have one of the twins in

her lap. Pipe realized that sitting on the wood floor

looking at the camera was a negative 3 on the fun scale.

Ri realized he was SOoo NOT a fan of all this hoopla.

I realize all my light went behind a cloud. Brady

was no longer sure he was a fan of holding a fussy baby .

Thus,

this was the final result.

Ummmm...re-do?

Mermaids

are prettier than sharks:)

Attack!

Cutest Shark attack. EVER.

Someone

had a long day AND a late meeting so we are missing

him a bit tonight.....

OK, I am missing the extra set of hands like crazy

and the rest of him in modest amounts;)

LoVE this shot and have been meaning to share...

xoxo

This beauty

made my job sooo easy yesterday. Had a blast photographing

her and her brother at McKee!

BFF

This is Keeg's BFF

Note the matching Super gloss lip balm:)

They are both imaginative, beautiful, genuine girls

despite their contrasting looks and personalities

And now they are missing the same tooth...which is showcased

nicely with that SUPER Gloss lip balm:)

The cutest thing on the field

so grounders aren't her forte....

Aunt Hopey came to cheer her on and hang out

in the dug out:)

The best is the "tongue out", keep your eye on

the ball, concentration technique!

so proud of this little squirt!

xoxo

Swing Batter Batter

Had a great day watching Brady excel at T-ball.

We won't mention the truck he hit when his ball went

over the fence:)

And my all time favorite picture of him today below:

love you big guy

xoxo

I have to share

this

and how they made this commercial is even cooler.

She is one popular girl

Miss Maddie lets her presence be known in

these here parts...be it squeals or screams

she captures your attention and the cousins

can't get enough of her:)

ps for those in doubt of my sewing ability those

matching dresses are all me and my sis:)

our easter project that will be featured this

summer when I can get 6 children looking

at the camera without pouting or crying or

walking away...hehe!